Webinar - WorldDAB Spectrum and Network Implementation Committee
3 December 2026
Extending DAB+ coverage into tunnels: technical solutions and real-world case studies
a webinar from the WorldDAB Spectrum and Network Implementation Committee
Thursday 3 December, 10:00 to 12:00 CET
This webinar explores the technologies and solutions used to extend reliable DAB+ coverage into tunnels and other underground environments.
Through technical presentations and real-world case studies, industry experts examine cost-effective approaches to tunnel coverage, the role of emergency break-in systems in enhancing public safety, and the use of DAB+ repeater technology to provide uninterrupted reception in underground car parks.
The programme also explores wider challenges to DAB network resilience, including the impact of wind farm developments on broadcast coverage, drawing on experiences from Norway.
The webinar concludes with a Q&A session.
About WorldDAB Spectrum & Network Implementation Committee
The Spectrum and Network Implementation Committee provide guidance on DAB network implementation including how to build a transmission site, multiplexing and sound processing, monitoring and signal distribution and data service implementation. This Committee also monitors and lobbies to ensure frequency availability for DAB+.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Session moderator
Hanns Wolter
Technical Director, DAB Italia and Chair, WorldDAB Spectrum and Network Implementation Committee
Hanns has been working in the DAB world since 2000 as a Product Manager and has, in these years worked on all issues regarding DAB, at both a national and international level, including the introduction of DAB+ in 2007. He is involved in network planning and spectrum issues and also works closely with hardware manufacturers for the deployment of a comprehensive DAB environment. Currently, he is responsible for the planning and management of the ongoing roll-out of DAB Italia’s network and all issues related to the creation, distribution and transmission of the multiplex.
D
Assunta De Vita
Research Engineer at the RAI Research Center in Turin, Italy
Assunta De Vita received the M.S. degree in Telecommunications Engineering and the Ph.D. degree in Applied Electromagnetics from the University of Sannio, Italy, in 2006 and 2010, respectively. From 2010 to 2011, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the same university. Since 2012, she has been a Research Engineer at the RAI Research Center in Turin, Italy. Her research interests include network solutions for large-scale media content delivery to user devices. She participates in activities promoted by the EBU and 5G-MAG and follows standardization activities within 3GPP.
| 3 December 2026, 10:00-12:00 CET | |
| 10:00 - 10:05 |
Welcome and introduction
Speaker: Hanns Wolter, Technical Director, DAB Italia and Chair, WorldDAB Spectrum and Network |
| 10:05 - 10:10 |
Benefits of WorldDAB membership
Speaker: Rebecca Keene – Stakeholder Relations Manager |
| 10:10 - 10:30 |
A cost-effective approach for DAB+ Digital radio coverage inside tunnels
The presentation will explore a cost-effective approach to providing DAB+ coverage in |
| 10:30 - 10:50 |
Tunnel coverage and break-in systems
PrecisionWave AG will present its DAB+ tunnel coverage solutions, highlighting how |
| 10:50 - 11:10 |
Broadcast resilience: preparing DAB Networks for wind farm expansion
A case study from Norway examining the challenges of maintaining reliable DAB coverage as |
| 11:10 - 11:30 |
Extending DAB+ coverage into underground car parks
A case study from Zug, Switzerland, looking at the installation of DAB+ repeater technology |
| 11:30 - 12:00 |
Q&A
An opportunity for the audience to put their questions to the expert speakers. |
SNIC Webinar - Tunnel Coverage
Thursday 03 December, 10:00 to 12:00 CET
A webinar hosted by the WorldDAB Spectrum and Network Implementation Committee.